River Legacy Park and Calloway Cemetery

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I got a job, and it hasn't left me much time for shooting. Yesterday, I took my camera out to River Legacy Park in hopes of getting some excercise and some good shots. I've lived in Arlington most of my life, and I've been to the park a few times (most recently to cover a Tea Party Protest for The Shorthorn), but I've never taken the time to explore the hiking trails along the Trinity River.


Yes, there are squirrels at the park.


There were also plenty of spiderwebs. I managed to get through without getting a face full of web, this little guy wasn't so lucky.




Several trees had been blown over over from storms we had a while back.



After I left the park, I planned to stop by the Bird's Fort site nearby. Few people know that the first pioneer settlement in Tarrant County, and one of the first in the Metroplex, was next to a small lake in north Arlington. The site is on private land and was fenced off, so I didn't get any shots of it. I'm not going to let this one drop, I'll keep you posted.

Right next to the site was Calloway Cemetery. With graves dating back to the 1870's, it is one of the oldest reminders of Arlington's pioneer past.




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Some of the graves were in poor condition.




There were also many infant graves. A somber reminder of how hard times were back then, and how far we've come.




Some of the graves tell sad stories.






Some of the graves were elaborate, but most were simple.



The area around the cemetery was mostly industrial. Railroad tracks run past, and big metal buildings surround the property.


This was a fun day. I'm going to be looking for more projects and stories to cover on my days off work. Thanks for looking!